Explicit Vs. Implicit Memory Tasks!

Von Neumann Computer Architecture! Explicit vs. Implicit Memory Tasks!

• Memory tasks can be divided into two categories, • A conventional computer has several different memory explicit and implicit. ! storage systems, including main and secondary memory.! • Explicit: it is clear to the person being tested that he or • Cognitive psychologists have also discovered several she is supposed to retrieve information from memory. ! different types of human memory! • Implicit: Memory needed to do the task, but subject isn’t trying to retrieve information from memory. !

Explicit Memory Tasks! Explicit Memory Tasks! Fill in the names of the 50 states! • Explicit memory tasks can be divided into two main • Recall- Subject must generate •categories, Recall- Subject recall tasks must and generate recognition answer tasks.! ! answer! • Recognition- Subject sees one or more • Recognition- Subject sees one or • In recall tasks, you ask subjects a question and they options and then responds! more options and then responds! need to generate the answer. ! !Example: Fill-in-the-blank test. !

• In recognition tasks, you give subjects one or more • Being asked to ﬁll in the names of the 50 states is a options and they choose. ! recall task.! !Example: Multiple-choice test.! • Asking you to ﬁll in the names of the states that ! begin with the letter C is also recall rather than recognition.!

Explicit Memory Tasks! Explicit Memory Tasks! Which state is California?! Make a drawing of the state of • Recall- Subject must generate • Recall- Subject must generate California! answer! answer! • Recognition- Subject sees • Recognition- Subject sees one or one or more options and then more options and then responds! responds!

• If you were asked which of these states is California, that would be a recognition task because you’re • Recall version: Giving you a blank sheet of paper and shown all the possibilities and you choose one. ! asking you to draw what California looks like.!